Support for HP Color Laserjet CP1215

1) at first, you must download and install Xcode 5

https://developer.apple.com/Xcode/

2) download and install foomatic-RIP. this is packed to DMG and ready to install automatically with "1 click" (you dont need to do make, make install et.c. from sources)

http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/macosx/foomatic-rip-4.0.6.230.d mg

3) download and install GHOSTSCRIP. this is packed to DMG too and ready to install by "one click", don't need to compile =)

http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/macosx/gplgs-8.71.dmg

4) download and install foo2zjs. full manual here: http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/INSTALL

4.1) open terminal (spotlight: terminal) and Download+Unpack:

$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz

$ tar zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz

$ cd foo2zjs

4.1) Compile:

$ make

4.2) Get extra files from the web, such as .ICM profiles (for color correction) and firmware. Select the model number for your printer:

$ ./getweb 1215 # Get HP Color LaserJet CP1215 .ICM files

5) Install driver, foomatic XML files, PPD files, and extra files:

$ sudo make install

(here the xcode finds a few warnings but no errors and still compiles successfully!)

5.1) (!!Optional!! I Use a cp1215, connecting to wifi-router and i was not need to install hotplug)

Install hotplug (for HP LJ 1000/1005/1018/1020/P100[5678]/P1505):

$ sudo make install-hotplug

# make install-hotplug

Unplug and re-plug the USB printer

5.2) If you use CUPS to manage your printers, you must restart cupsd:

# make cups OR $ sudo make cups

after this steps, go to mac os system preferences and install printer !

6) type in terminal: (that's need to resolution settings for printer via web-interface)

$ cupsctl WebInterface=yes

7) now you can manage your CP1215, don't forget to turn color printing to ON

http://localhost:631

(administration -> printers -> set default options:

PS im from russia, thats how it's look in russian Mac os:

Message was edited by: gcat000

According to HP there is no OS X support for this model. This is what they say;

"We have received inquiries about Macintosh support for the HP LaserJet 1018, LaserJet 1018s, LaserJet 1020, LaserJet 1020 Plus, LaserJet CP1215, and LaserJet CP1217 printers. We are sorry to inform you that there is no Macintosh support available for your HP product."

This is the URL for that information;

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01973413&tmp_task=prodinfoC ategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3422476

Wow, you seem to know your stuff! Do you know if this procedure will work with a cp1217, provided one gets the proper ICMs?

I would try myself, but I don't have the printer - someone else does, and I'd like to know if a visit will be worth it.

Thank you!

No problem, thanks anyway :-)

Actually, I always liked HP, especially on the Mac, where you don't have to install HP's messed up software (they couldn't write a good program if their life depended on it) but can use all the tools built into OSX. But then I've never considered getting a Laser Printer or any of the reeeally big machines for myself. I'm more if an Officejet All-in-One kinda guy, and those are great.

I suspect HP lost a bet and had to let Lexmark produce the cp1210 series...

Anyways, I'll try my best and will report back on wether it worked out.

Cheers to y'all!

HP CP1215 is a clone of Canon LBP5050 color laser printer. same catridges, easy to refill with toner, big resource for home using (drum stands 3-4 cartridge refills). but difference between CP1215 and LBP5050:

1) CP1215 has no Mac driver

2) CP 1215 has no normal hand feed for (photo/glossy/density paper)

3) you cant choose a proper quality of paper when you're printing.when I needed to print a photo on heavy paper, and I had to use windows computer for proper printing.

but:

1) LBP5050 has a macos x driver

2) lbp5050 has a normal hand feed for a non-standart paper (photo-glossy-letter etc)

and those printers has a same, easy-to-refill cartridge

conclusion: CP1215 mustdie, lbp5050 rulezz =) for home using and macos

I tried to follow the same steps but when I reached point 4.1 I got this error:

#

# Dependencies...

#

***

*** Error: /usr/include/stdio.h is not installed!

***

*** Install Software Development (gcc) package

*** for Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install build-essential

***

make: *** [all-test] Error 1

Any advice?

i don't know what i doing wrong followed all the directions but when i get to instruction 4.1 after opening terminal and pasting command at terminal i get a command not found. please help 😟

please help with this error..

i solved this problem and was able to connect my CP1215 to os X mavericks with xcode5

anyone need instructions how to do it?

Can you, please, give me instructions (I hope detailed 🙂 ) to connect my HP CP1215 to OS X Mavericks?

Thank you.

Those instructions are available on the web - but it was nice he included some images.

Ya, I think I found it... Thanks to you, too, greg sahli.

Don't think I've ever had to do anything this "un-GUI" 😀

sorry i dont know anything about cp1217

I regret that I bought a long time ago (when i used windows) CP1215.

canon LBP5050 is much better. HP mu$t diE =(

I admit defeat. I don't know whether I missed something or the 1217 simply isn't compatible - but I didn't get it to work. Fudge...

I just noticed wget not found on my Mac, too. You can use a browser and go to that website and download normally instead of wget.